# Incident 19990206037979I: Cessna 172M, Savannah, GA, February 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1999, 13:16 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6727H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 54 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206037979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 27.  STARTED RUNUP PROCEDURES.  AS THE PILOT THROTTLED TO 1700 RMP, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  THE PILOT SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE A FEW SECONDS LATER.  PILOT THEN PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND NOTIFIED GROUND CONTROL TO DISPATCH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  FOAM WAS APPLIED TO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWLING.  THE TOP COWLING WAS THEN REMOVED AND FOAM APPLIED TO THE ENGINE.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED TO BE ONLY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  INSPECTOR INVESTIGATION REVEALED WIRING FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL HAD BEEN BURNED.  THERE WAS HEAT DAMAGE TO THE INTAKE TUBE RUBBER CONNECTORS AND R/H IGNITION HARNESS AND FUEL DRAIN PULL HANDLE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6727H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920630033279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630033279I), Jun 30, 1992: Cessna 172M (N6727H), Corsicana, TX. Experienced engine power loss. Made off-airport landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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